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Moldova vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 135th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Namibia
Population
2358679
3141364
Population rank 145/197 134/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Moldova and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Namibia
Year GDP
Moldova Namibia
1980 - $2,421,990,338
1981 - $2,249,908,578
1982 - $2,118,710,248
1983 - $2,297,400,688
1984 - $1,951,260,038
1985 - $1,608,237,350
1986 - $1,809,048,527
1987 - $2,300,068,217
1988 - $2,495,094,746
1989 - $2,535,135,798
1990 $3,592,857,043 $2,789,921,854
1991 $3,094,565,871 $2,996,869,281
1992 $2,319,243,436 $3,429,521,699
1993 $2,371,813,324 $3,251,188,833
1994 $1,702,314,268 $3,666,503,530
1995 $1,752,999,370 $3,978,514,206
1996 $1,695,122,174 $3,989,163,197
1997 $1,930,081,169 $4,154,989,950
1998 $1,698,717,505 $3,873,109,866
1999 $1,170,782,957 $3,868,551,730
2000 $1,288,429,392 $3,922,232,165
2001 $1,480,673,594 $3,557,341,215
2002 $1,661,818,168 $3,349,169,826
2003 $1,980,907,435 $4,926,439,384
2004 $2,598,249,556 $6,609,205,995
2005 $2,988,342,907 $7,248,374,838
2006 $3,408,255,451 $8,001,779,551
2007 $4,401,173,152 $8,839,536,476
2008 $6,054,824,248 $8,607,431,497
2009 $5,439,434,272 $8,938,847,189
2010 $6,974,982,370 $11,431,412,421
2011 $8,414,352,020 $12,523,359,441
2012 $8,709,138,635 $13,042,053,592
2013 $9,496,717,876 $12,043,307,277
2014 $9,402,090,138 $12,435,430,970
2015 $7,797,667,197 $11,335,161,084
2016 $7,980,917,076 $10,722,018,732
2017 $9,514,404,016 $12,895,153,371
2018 $11,252,353,421 $13,682,019,076
2019 $11,736,797,055 $12,541,928,303
2020 $11,530,746,234 $10,583,748,542
2021 $13,691,869,264 $12,402,486,184
2022 $14,525,337,524 $12,569,449,123
2023 $16,711,906,746 $12,408,271,448
2024 $18,200,340,854 $13,372,354,269

Moldova and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Namibia
1980 - $2,468
1981 - $2,267
1982 - $2,097
1983 - $2,214
1984 - $1,830
1985 - $1,466
1986 - $1,599
1987 - $1,969
1988 - $2,063
1989 - $1,967
1990 $1,207 $2,037
1991 $1,038 $2,117
1992 $778 $2,347
1993 $797 $2,155
1994 $574 $2,356
1995 $594 $2,483
1996 $575 $2,423
1997 $657 $2,460
1998 $579 $2,235
1999 $399 $2,178
2000 $441 $2,157
2001 $507 $1,916
2002 $571 $1,772
2003 $682 $2,569
2004 $897 $3,403
2005 $1,034 $3,686
2006 $1,183 $4,017
2007 $1,531 $4,379
2008 $2,111 $4,205
2009 $1,898 $4,303
2010 $2,437 $5,418
2011 $2,941 $5,835
2012 $3,045 $5,943
2013 $3,321 $5,347
2014 $3,290 $5,378
2015 $2,750 $4,774
2016 $2,847 $4,396
2017 $3,453 $5,144
2018 $4,156 $5,309
2019 $4,405 $4,732
2020 $4,376 $3,879
2021 $5,275 $4,413
2022 $5,744 $4,350
2023 $6,800 $4,188
2024 $7,618 $4,413

Moldova vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Namibia
1950 54 41.9
1951 54.5 42.5
1952 55.1 43.1
1953 55.7 43.8
1954 56.3 44.4
1955 56.9 45
1956 57.4 45.7
1957 58 46.4
1958 58.5 47.1
1959 59 47.8
1960 59.4 48.5
1961 59.9 49.2
1962 60.3 50
1963 60.6 50.6
1964 61 51.3
1965 61.3 52
1966 61.6 52.3
1967 61.8 52.9
1968 62 53.6
1969 62.2 54.1
1970 62.4 54.7
1971 62.7 55.3
1972 62.9 55.8
1973 63.2 56.4
1974 63.4 56.9
1975 63.7 57.6
1976 64 58
1977 64.2 58.6
1978 64.5 59.1
1979 64.8 59.5
1980 65.2 56.6
1981 65.6 56.9
1982 65.9 57.3
1983 66.1 57.6
1984 66.4 58.1
1985 66.9 58.5
1986 67.4 58.7
1987 67.9 59.1
1988 68.2 59
1989 68.2 60.8
1990 67.9 61.4
1991 67.6 60.8
1992 66.7 60.2
1993 66.7 59.3
1994 66.3 58.4
1995 66.2 57.5
1996 66.2 56.6
1997 66.5 55.8
1998 66.8 54.8
1999 67.2 54
2000 67.5 52.9
2001 67.7 52
2002 67.8 52
2003 67.9 51.9
2004 68 52.2
2005 68.2 52.6
2006 68.4 53.2
2007 68.7 54
2008 69 54.7
2009 69.4 55.3
2010 69.9 56.1
2011 70.2 56.6
2012 70.3 57.7
2013 70.3 58.5
2014 70.2 59.3
2015 70.1 60
2016 70.2 60.8
2017 70.4 61.7
2018 70.2 62.6
2019 70.2 63.5
2020 69.9 64.1
2021 69 60.8
2022 71.5 64.2
2023 71.2 67.4
2024 71.3 67.5
2025 71.5 67.7

Moldova and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Namibia
Year Population
Moldova Namibia
1960 2,058,020 591,465
1961 2,103,327 603,067
1962 2,147,227 615,759
1963 2,188,895 629,589
1964 2,228,000 644,530
1965 2,265,287 660,558
1966 2,301,871 677,655
1967 2,337,695 696,045
1968 2,373,073 715,542
1969 2,408,469 736,120
1970 2,437,590 757,868
1971 2,460,611 780,584
1972 2,484,742 804,399
1973 2,510,584 828,928
1974 2,538,164 854,320
1975 2,566,998 881,032
1976 2,596,491 906,566
1977 2,626,298 931,104
1978 2,656,211 947,269
1979 2,683,035 962,825
1980 2,708,675 981,434
1981 2,735,987 992,500
1982 2,763,101 1,010,308
1983 2,791,207 1,037,511
1984 2,820,518 1,065,989
1985 2,850,787 1,096,890
1986 2,883,057 1,131,081
1987 2,916,306 1,167,889
1988 2,948,891 1,209,696
1989 2,970,039 1,288,947
1990 2,977,912 1,369,303
1991 2,981,566 1,415,684
1992 2,980,965 1,461,322
1993 2,975,966 1,508,697
1994 2,966,745 1,556,304
1995 2,953,200 1,602,170
1996 2,947,293 1,646,103
1997 2,936,413 1,689,264
1998 2,935,227 1,732,745
1999 2,930,622 1,776,368
2000 2,924,668 1,818,647
2001 2,918,135 1,857,048
2002 2,911,385 1,889,970
2003 2,903,198 1,917,464
2004 2,896,023 1,942,082
2005 2,888,985 1,966,582
2006 2,880,967 1,991,888
2007 2,874,299 2,018,600
2008 2,868,833 2,047,056
2009 2,865,213 2,077,394
2010 2,862,354 2,109,811
2011 2,860,699 2,146,325
2012 2,860,324 2,194,654
2013 2,859,558 2,252,508
2014 2,857,815 2,312,139
2015 2,835,978 2,374,300
2016 2,803,186 2,439,213
2017 2,755,189 2,506,853
2018 2,707,203 2,577,327
2019 2,664,224 2,650,494
2020 2,635,130 2,728,762
2021 2,595,809 2,810,548
2022 2,528,654 2,889,662
2023 2,457,783 2,963,095
2024 2,389,275 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Moldova and Namibia

Fertility rate
Moldova

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Namibia
1960 3.32 6.24
1961 3.23 6.29
1962 3.04 6.35
1963 2.89 6.41
1964 2.71 6.43
1965 2.69 6.45
1966 2.65 6.47
1967 2.62 6.49
1968 2.59 6.5
1969 2.57 6.51
1970 2.57 6.52
1971 2.56 6.52
1972 2.56 6.53
1973 2.57 6.54
1974 2.56 6.55
1975 2.52 6.53
1976 2.47 6.49
1977 2.42 6.44
1978 2.39 6.38
1979 2.38 6.31
1980 2.38 6.24
1981 2.4 6.16
1982 2.45 6.08
1983 2.58 6
1984 2.67 5.94
1985 2.67 5.88
1986 2.74 5.79
1987 2.78 5.7
1988 2.63 5.61
1989 2.46 5.52
1990 2.39 5.4
1991 2.28 5.29
1992 2.22 5.11
1993 2.11 4.91
1994 1.99 4.68
1995 1.83 4.42
1996 1.71 4.2
1997 1.79 4.17
1998 1.65 4.18
1999 1.56 4.14
2000 1.5 3.99
2001 1.47 3.83
2002 1.45 3.69
2003 1.48 3.58
2004 1.54 3.55
2005 1.53 3.57
2006 1.54 3.6
2007 1.58 3.61
2008 1.64 3.62
2009 1.72 3.63
2010 1.7 3.66
2011 1.65 3.66
2012 1.66 3.68
2013 1.62 3.65
2014 1.82 3.64
2015 1.87 3.6
2016 1.89 3.57
2017 1.81 3.51
2018 1.81 3.46
2019 1.78 3.4
2020 1.77 3.35
2021 1.75 3.3
2022 1.69 3.25
2023 1.73 3.21

Moldova and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Moldova Namibia
1960 24.6 18.9
1961 24.7 18.7
1962 24.9 18.6
1963 25.1 18.5
1964 25.4 18.4
1965 25.7 18.4
1966 25.9 18.3
1967 26.1 18.3
1968 26.3 18.2
1969 26.4 18.1
1970 26.4 18.1
1971 26.3 18
1972 26.3 17.9
1973 26.3 17.8
1974 26.5 17.7
1975 26.7 17.6
1976 26.9 17.5
1977 27.2 17.3
1978 27.5 17
1979 27.6 16.8
1980 27.6 16.6
1981 27.9 16.4
1982 28.1 16.3
1983 28.3 16.4
1984 28.5 16.5
1985 28.7 16.7
1986 28.9 16.9
1987 29.1 17
1988 29.3 17.3
1989 29.5 17.8
1990 29.8 18.3
1991 30.2 18.4
1992 30.4 18.4
1993 30.6 18.5
1994 30.8 18.5
1995 31 18.6
1996 31.2 18.7
1997 31.3 18.8
1998 31.5 18.9
1999 31.8 18.9
2000 32 19
2001 32.2 19.1
2002 32.4 19.2
2003 32.6 19.3
2004 32.8 19.4
2005 33 19.6
2006 33.3 19.7
2007 33.6 19.9
2008 33.9 20
2009 34.3 20.3
2010 34.6 20.5
2011 34.9 20.7
2012 35.1 20.9
2013 35.4 21.1
2014 35.7 21.3
2015 36.1 21.4
2016 36.5 21.5
2017 36.8 21.6
2018 37.2 21.7
2019 37.6 21.8
2020 38 21.8
2021 38.3 21.8
2022 38.6 21.8
2023 38.8 21.9
2024 39.1 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
72.9%
2024

Energy

Moldova Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Moldova Namibia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
87.6%
2023
English speaking
2%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Moldova Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Namibia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
n/a

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